Meet our latest member Dr Jim Goodworth
Nationality?
From the UK, living in West Aus
Current Position?
ED Registrar in Perth, but living in Margaret River when not at work
Education and work experience?
MBBS and MSc (global health) in Brighton, UK, then foundation training in Cornwall, UK, before making the move across to Australia for the surf and coastline
Previous Volunteer Work
I’ve done a few stints as the medic at G-land. Aiming for more expeditions in the next couple of years, including some hiking/mountain trips
Medical interests?
Emergency medicine, pre-hospital medicine, expedition medicine
Local surf spot?
Any of the spots around Gracetown – mostly Lefties, North Point, Cobblestones
What is your favourite surf destination?
G-land or the Bluff/Gnaraloo
Travel experience?
I’ve done surf trips to Morocco, Barbados, Indonesia, New Zealand, and most of WA and other spots around Aus. Have also spent a lot of time in Europe but more for mountains rather than surf.
Tell us about your best surf trip ever.
Last winter up to Red Bluff. Solo trip in which I met a load of cool people, got pumping waves and saw a lot of wildlife.
Tell us about your worst surf trip ever.
In March in the UK, we camped out overnight to get a dawnie in before the crowds arrived, as the forecast looked good. Zero degrees overnight – woke up to a frozen water bottle and wetsuits covered in frost, so we just packed up and went home, didn’t even surf!
What is the worst surf injury you have ever had to treat?
Face-plant into the reef at speedies, G-land. A few scalp lacerations which needed closure, but the main problem was that he had neck pain and upper limb altered sensation, so we had to get him a helicopter to Bali (he turned out to be ok – no fracture and was lucky to not become unconscious in the water)
The best thing about surfing?
Time in the ocean/the wild. And the feeling of going fast will never get old.
What was the best advice you have ever received regarding surfing?
“Go”
Favourite surfer in the world and why?
John John Florence for his layback hacks and carves
Current go-to surfboards? (make and dims)
Neal Purchase Junior Zephyr twin. 6’0, about 35L
Matt Manners “best mate” shortboard 6’0, 32L and a 6’6 step up by the same shaper for when it gets more solid.
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